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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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